brutehood|ˈbruːthʊd| [f. brute n.1 + -hood.] The condition or rank of brutes. 1852Fraser's Mag. XLVI. 238 All the difference that exists..between manhood and brutehood.1872H. Cowles in Spurgeon Treas. Dav.Ps. xcii. 6 One..who has debased himself to brutehood.